PELL CITY, Ala. (WBRC) – A 19-year-old remains in the Trauma Burn Intensive Care Unit at UAB Hospital after a boat he was operating was struck by lightning on Logan Martin Lake.
Four people were on board at the time of the strike. Three were checked by first responders and released. The boat’s operator, identified by his mother as Craig, was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham.
His mother, Amanda Christopher, shared an update Monday night, saying Craig suffered serious burns and a hole in his right eardrum. She said doctors confirmed the lightning entered through his right arm and exited through his right foot…